Triazinone compounds for treating diseases resulting from infestation with parasitic protozoans
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to the use of triazinones such as triazinediones and triazinetriones for triazinetriones for the preparation of compositions for treating animals, in particular treating animals prophylactically, against parasitic protozoans, and to these compositions.
1. A method for the prophylactic treatment of an animal exposed to risk of infection with Neospora caninum comprising orally administering to the animal, prior to infection by parasitic protozoans, an effective amount of Toltrazuril or Ponazuril.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the effective amount is from 1 to 500 mg of active compound per kg or body weight of the animal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the effective amount is from 10 to 200 mg of active compound per kg of body weight of the animal.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the effective amount is from 20 to 150 mg of active compound per kg of body weight of the animal.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is selected from the group consisting of dog, cattle, sheep, goat, and horses.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is a dog.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is cattle.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is a sheep.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is a goat.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is a horse.
11. A method for the prophylactic treatment of an animal exposed to risk of infection with Neospora caninum comprising orally administering to the animal, prior to infection by parasitic protozoans, from about 10 to 150 mg of Toltrazuril per kg of body weight of the animal.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the animal is a dog.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the animal is cattle.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein the animal is a sheep.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the animal is a goat.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the animal is a horse.